Weekly Rewind: A weight loss vest, manmade meteors, and a physical Amazon store
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.
Scientists managed to “cut out” HIV virus from rats
A group of researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have managed to "cut out" HIV-1 genes from mice and rat genomes.
Use your breath to track your stress levels with Zenytime
Zenytime is a technology company on a mission to help people reduce stress and feel better using naught but their breath.
Now you can tool around on a 3D printed electric motorbike
With a proprietary aluminum alloy, Airbus subsidiary APWorks created the first 3D printed electric motorbike, the 77 pound, 37-mile range Light Rider.
Starship has almost fully autonomous robots delivering pizza
Domino's may have had the idea first, but now, there's another pizza-delivering robot roaming the streets -- this time in Tallinn, Estonia.
Cycli is an under-desk cycle that lets you compete with your colleagues
We're getting ever more creative with our fitness fads, and the latest comes from Cycli, the world’s first Bluetooth-enabled portable cycle.
Cut a pan in half, and it’s easy to see how induction cooking works
Ever wondered how induction cooking works? Check out this explainer.
This woman invented a fully compostable tent for music festivals and beyond
Comp-A-Tent may be the world's first fully compostable temporary shelter. It becomes carbon dioxide, water, and soil after 120 days in a composting facility
A bionic skin could soon be a widespread reality
Takao Someya, a scientist at the University of Tokyo, has created a bionic skin, or an e-skin, that could revolutionize the field of medicine.
Weekend Workshop: Tear up your driveway with this Raspberry Pi-powered RC car
Drones are great, sure, but who wouldn't enjoy ripping a DIY RC car around their neighborhood? Here's how to easily construct one in a matter of hours.
This video shows a robot building its very own home
We have our first glimpse into what it looks like when a robot envisions a home for itself, and proceeds to construct it.
This isn't a thermos — it's a portable microwave called the Adventurer
Meet the Adventurer from UK company Wayv, which claims to be "the world's first portable solid-state RF food heater 'microwave.'"
Did tsunamis reconfigure the Red Planet billions of years ago?
Planetary researchers have identified new findings that may help answer many questions regarding what Mars may have looked like billions of years ago.
Google and LG built a gesture-controlled smartwatch using Project Soli
Google has made some serious developments on Soli since it first showed off the tech at Google I/O last year. In fact, it made a smartwatch with Soli.
Indiegogo and Arrow Electronics partner to bring entrepreneur dreams to market
A new partnership between Indiegogo and Arrow Electronics hopes to make it easier still for entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life.
Purdue U. system lets police crowdsource cameras to keep eye on crime
Purdue researchers have developed a new surveillance system capable of allowing law enforcement to tap into unsecured cameras and pinpoint their location.
Google’s first Project Ara modular phone will arrive in 2017
Modular phones gives you the next and best in technology, without having to spend money on a new phone. Google's first Ara phone will be out in 2017.
It took scientists 70 years to solve this physics problem, and an AI system did it in under an hour
Australian physicists developed a highly-specialized artificial intelligence that learned and recreated a Nobel-winning experiment.
WTF? Help astronomers solve this massive mystery: Where’s the flux?
A team of astronomers behind "the most mysterious star in our galaxy" have launched a Kickstarter campaign to find out what's orbiting it.
101Hero just launched a $49 3D printer on Kickstarter — but is it too good to be true?
We've had our share of false starts with sub-$100 3D printers, but this one from 101Hero is already prototyped and needs some Kickstarter love.
It's official: Nation's top scientific consortium declares GMOs safe and healthy
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have officially declared GMOs are safe, good for you, and good for the environment.
Floating wind turbines in Hawaii could provide a quarter of Oahu’s power
Floating wind turbines off the coast of Oahu could provide a quarter of the island's power, advancing Hawaii's goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2045
Get French-pressed coffee without sacrificing convenience, thanks to Simpli Press
Are you a coffee fan? Do you like rich, French-pressed coffee, but dislike the hassle when it comes to cleaning up? Simpli Press is for you!
A closer look at Thin Ice: the magical weight loss vest that siphons heat off your body to burn calories
Startup Thin Ice estimates its wearable vest can burn up to 500-1,000 calories per day simply by wearing it, using a patent-pending cooling technology.
Want an impressive opening ceremony? 2020 Olympics may include man-made meteor shower
A startup called Star-ALE is bidding for the right to create a meteor shower over the Japanese capital city of Tokyo at the 2020 Olympics.
High-tech MTA buses with Wi-Fi are now rolling around New York City
On Tuesday, the New York MTA debuted its new line of tech-forward buses, featuring Wi-Fi and USB ports.
Use your iPhone’s camera to turn textbooks from boring to easy to read
Summize, the scanning app for iOS that summarizes textbook text, has returned with improved tools and a new look.
MIT researchers create ‘Cilllia’ — a sensor-filled 3D-printed hair
The Tangible Media Group at MIT's Media Lab bucked the trend that bigger is better, producing a 3D-printed, sensor-filled micro-pillar hair called Cilllia.
Konami built the ultimate prosthetic arm for this gamer, and it has a drone
Konami teamed up with a leading prosthetics designer to design and create a working prosthetic arm inspired by Metal Gear Solid for an amputee gamer.
Recapping day one at Google I/O 2016
Google I/O is almost upon us, and you can be sure to see more details on the upcoming version of Android, Android VR, an Amazon Echo competitor, and more.